Gina Fusco

Gina Fusco is the Associate Publisher of Haute Time and the Director of Timepieces and Jewelry for Haute Living. She is a daily contributor to the Haute Time site.

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Jay Z and Hublot: Empire State of Mind

Flashback to 2011, Jay Z and Kanye West released the song Otis from the Watch the Throne album. Once the song hit, rumors circulated about Jay Z’s upcoming collaboration with a watch company for a new timepiece he was working on. The line Jay Z sang in the song that sparked so many rumors was, “Proof, I guess I got my swagger back, truth / New watch alert: Hublots.” Perhaps a teaser for the new Shawn Carter by Hublot timepieces that just premiered. The recent announcement of the partnership between Hublot and Jay Z is a perfect combination. Mr. Ricardo READ MORE

Haute Time’s Ladies Watch of the Week: Blancpain Chronograph Grande Date

Haute Time Ladies Watch of the Week is The Chronograph Grande Date by Blancpain. This beautiful new timepiece is a wonderful representation of Blancpainss dedication to creating ladies watches with self-winding movements, since 1930. The beautiful Chronograph Grande Date features an 18k red-gold, 38.6 mm case, set with 40 diamonds. A sapphire case back gives us a view of the Blancpain movement which is beautifully hand finished along with the petal-shaped oscillating weight which is simply fantastic. The mother-of-pearl dial is also stunning and features 17 different size diamonds at the center with the chronograph hands, an off-center time display is at 12 o’clock and READ MORE

Blancpain Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Fifty Fathoms

Blancpain hosted a wonderful event at New York City’s The Lighthouse on Wednesday, October 23rd to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Blancpains’ Fifty Fathoms. Blancpain created a beautiful underwater themed event, complete with original underwater photographs which played on big screens throughout the room in addition to vintage Fifty Fathoms timepieces dating back to 1953 on exhibition. With beautiful views of the Hudson River and the surrounding city lights, Adam Bossi, Blancpain’s U.S. Brand Manager welcomed guests with a speech and spoke about the advancements in dive watches and the requirements of divers todays. Invited guests enjoyed the ambiance of the event along READ MORE

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: Hermes Arceau Lift Flying Tourbillon

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Arceau Lift Flying Tourbillon by Hermes. This newly launched piece is the first flying tourbillon to come from La Montre Hermes. The Hermes Arceau Lift is powered by a Calibre H1923, named such to remember the Lift or Elevator first installed in the Hermes flagship Boutique in Paris in 1923. The Calibre H1923 is a manually wound movement, with a flying tourbillon and a 90-hour power reserve. The Rose Gold case is 44 mm and features a sapphire crystal protecting the beautiful dial, which is actually the movement itself, with its beautiful finishing and decoration, this piece is boasts READ MORE

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: Jaeger-leCoultre Rendez-Vous Tourbillon Wild

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Rendez-Vous Tourbillon Wild by Jaeger-leCoultre. This timepiece is part of the Rendez-Vous collection and exhibits beauty and artistic design using a compilation of feathers, mother of pearl and diamonds to create this amazing piece. Jaeger-leCoultre uses white gold for the 39 mm case which houses an automatic 978 calibre Jaeger-leCoultre movement with a 48 hour power reserve with hours, minutes and seconds functions along with the Tourbillon to create the Rendez-Vous Tourbillon Wild. The dial design is breathtaking using feathers, mother of pearl and diamonds to create a colorful and artistic look. 366 paved diamonds on the case, totalling 3.1 carats, add READ MORE

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: GRAHAM The Chronofighter Prodive

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Chronofighter Prodive by GRAHAM. Not only is this timepiece a must have for divers, but it is a beautiful piece to add to any collection. The Chronofighter Prodive features a 45 mm steel case with an integrated steel and black PVD fast-action reset trigger which is functional at 2000 feet. The Prodive model features the Chronograph functions used to measure seconds and 30 minute increments for decompression times, along with hours, minutes and seconds and the date window at 9 o’clock. The Chronofighter Prodive by GRAHAM is powered by a Calibre G1750 automatic mono-pusher chronograph with a 48 READ MORE